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Bringing the Best Jazz to YouMon, 27 Jul 2015 00:37:11 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3LISTEN: Top 5 Summer Tracks We Lovehttp://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-top-5-summer-tracks-we-love/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-top-5-summer-tracks-we-love/#commentsSun, 05 Jul 2015 17:49:59 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7679Summertime is here and there are 5 tracks that are providing the soundtrack to my life right now. Here are some tunes that are in heavy rotation that I’d love for you to check out. Enjoy the final hours of the extended holiday vacation! 1....

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-top-5-summer-tracks-we-love/feed/0START OF COOL: Day 1 Fun with Rhythm Instructor Teli Shabuhttp://theartofcoolproject.com/start-of-cool-day-1-fun-with-rhythm-instructor-teli-shabu/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/start-of-cool-day-1-fun-with-rhythm-instructor-teli-shabu/#commentsTue, 23 Jun 2015 16:00:14 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7647The 2nd Annual StArt of Cool Jazz Summer Camp started yesterday. The campers participated in Teli Shabu’s Rhythm Class. Check out some of these photos taken by Ronald Parker of Artige Photography. Looks like things are off to a great start. You are invited to...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/start-of-cool-day-1-fun-with-rhythm-instructor-teli-shabu/feed/0LISTEN: ‘Them Changes’ by Thundercathttp://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-them-changes-by-thundercat/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-them-changes-by-thundercat/#commentsFri, 19 Jun 2015 14:15:24 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7644“Nobody move there’s blood on the floor… And I can’t find my heart…” Yasssss! Art of Cool Fest 2014 alumni, bassist Thundercat is back with a new mini-album dropping on June 22nd. The first thirty seconds of the new single “Them Changes” sounds nostalgic like...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-them-changes-by-thundercat/feed/0LISTEN: Robert Glasper’s Upcoming Album ‘Covered’http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-robert-glaspers-upcoming-album-covered/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-robert-glaspers-upcoming-album-covered/#commentsMon, 15 Jun 2015 22:56:16 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7641After completing the second festival we received a candid message from the manager of one of our artists thanking us for booking as if we were selecting artists from our iPods. The manager said that most festivals do not book that boldly. This really made...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-robert-glaspers-upcoming-album-covered/feed/0JUST ANNOUNCED: Kamasi Washington *LIVE* @Motorco Aug 7thhttp://theartofcoolproject.com/just-announced-kamasi-washington-live-motorco-aug-7th/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/just-announced-kamasi-washington-live-motorco-aug-7th/#commentsFri, 12 Jun 2015 14:00:17 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7554Immediately after Art of Cool Festival we like to wind down and try to recover. Putting on a weekend jazz-inspired experience is a lot of fun but also about a year’s worth of work too. During our “down time” in early May we heard about...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/just-announced-kamasi-washington-live-motorco-aug-7th/feed/0LISTEN: Braxton Cook Meets Butcher Brown Releases “OOOOO”http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-braxton-cook-meets-butcher-brown-releases-ooooo/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-braxton-cook-meets-butcher-brown-releases-ooooo/#commentsThu, 11 Jun 2015 16:00:20 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7548There are only a few bands that have played both AOCFEST 2014 and 2015. Butcher Brown and Braxton Cook are the guys that we simply have to include in the line up each year. They are just that cool. The guys have come together again...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-braxton-cook-meets-butcher-brown-releases-ooooo/feed/0LISTEN: Have You Heard Our Mixtape?http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-have-you-heard-our-mixtape/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-have-you-heard-our-mixtape/#commentsWed, 10 Jun 2015 13:00:14 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7517Art of Cool and Music Heroes have teamed up to launch a mixtape series. The goal is to expand the audience for jazz. In this first series we are merging traditional jazz with hip-hop and R&B to show the correlation between the genres. Eventually we...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-have-you-heard-our-mixtape/feed/0LISTEN: Nicolay’s City Lights, Vol 3: Sowetohttp://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-nicolays-city-lights-vol-3-soweto/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-nicolays-city-lights-vol-3-soweto/#commentsTue, 09 Jun 2015 13:00:06 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7531Woke up this morning & couldn’t wait to listen to Nicolay’s new release, City Lights, Vol. 3: Soweto. We are huge The Foreign Exchange fans so we were pleased to hear Phonte on some of the tracks. This release did not disappoint. This is feel...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-nicolays-city-lights-vol-3-soweto/feed/0START OF COOL: Time is Running Out…You Can Help!http://theartofcoolproject.com/start-of-cool-time-is-running-out-you-can-help/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/start-of-cool-time-is-running-out-you-can-help/#commentsMon, 08 Jun 2015 13:00:32 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7509“The students left the Art of Cool workshop performance a few weeks ago and haven’t stopped talking about the instruments they would like to learn to play. Mr. Strong’s love for jazz came across in such a way that you want to be a part...

]]>http://theartofcoolproject.com/start-of-cool-time-is-running-out-you-can-help/feed/0LISTEN: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surfhttp://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-donnie-trumpet-the-social-experiment-surf/
http://theartofcoolproject.com/listen-donnie-trumpet-the-social-experiment-surf/#commentsMon, 08 Jun 2015 11:48:43 +0000http://theartofcoolproject.com/?p=7520We love it when hip-hop and jazz collide. It has happened for decades with Buckshot Lefonque, Tribe Called Quest and more. We are very excited that jazz is intentionally working its way back into popular culture. Recently jazz and the next generation of jazz players...